Students develop knowledge on STD's, their causes, treatment and prevention.  In this investigative instructional activity students mingle with each-other to find the STD, then get into groups and research STD's on the CDC site. 

Learners discuss guitars, pointing out different parts of the guitar, compare/contrast guitars from different times, imagine they are designers hired to build a new age guitar, create many preliminary sketches, choose one, and begin...

Learners create a rainstick from recycled materials and begin learning about the "nature" of the rainforest.

Students create paintings in the style of art known as pointillism.

Middle schoolers discuss the reasons why people are less likely to take a stand on issues today than they were in the past. In groups, they research the efforts of Kings, Parks and others to end discrimination and racism. They read...

Students record all of the instances of physics and science they are involved with in a full day. As a class, they complete a KWL chart on physics and read a story about Murphy's Law and the character's experiences. Individually, they...

Promote volunteerism in your art or writing classes. In this service learning instructional activity, middle schoolers create promotional materials that include photographs and newspaper articles based on their personal service...

Sixth graders explore different climates. In this compare and contrast lesson, 6th graders look at the differences in climates of America and Europe. Students use KWL charts and graphic organizers to record information about different...

Students explore the role of protest songs. In this early American history instructional activity, students research the acts passed by the British that angered colonists. Students then listen to protest songs from contemporary American...

Students construct a model house or school. In this physics instructional activity, students research about who wind up clocks work and write an essay about it. They determine the center of gravity of different objects.

Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of medieval ages. They conduct research using a variety of resources and use the information to perform in some roleplay activities. Students also create research papers...

Students explore the Steen and Mount paintings and their presentation of moral issues. They discuss ethical debates in society today and write a short position paper on an issue raised by the paintings or in the discussion. They make a...

Learners discuss what a relief sculpture is and the history of relief sculptures. Following the brief discussion and a demonstration, students have the opportunity to practice the relief carving technique.

Students discover that science is part of everyday life. In this science lesson, students create a science collage, draw a scientist, and write about science in the news.

Beginning botanists are introduced to the world of plants with this PowerPoint. Some of the information is most appropriate for primary learners, such as the needs of a plant. Some of the information, however, is more directed at...

Students create an animal in the tradition of medieval animal combinations. They choose components from various animals and design a new animal from those parts. Students draw their animal with careful attention to surrounding...

In this online interactive martial arts worksheet, students respond to 10 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.

Students examine the three primary structural forms of architecture. They view photos, take a walking tour of their community, conduct strength tests of post, beam, and arch construction, and analyze the test results.

Students participate in a class discussion about how pentominoes figure into the plot of "Chasing Vermeer." They then solve pentominoe puzzles and play interactive games. Resource links are provided for the activities and puzzles.

In this adverb worksheet, students select the best adverb from the list to complete each of eleven sentences. Each sentence is missing one word.

For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the passage titled Bathtubs. They then answer the 12 questions pertaining to the passage.

Middle schoolers, using the Internet, B41460research facts about explorers and travelers. They also state what places they have explored and share with the class.

Students study Lady Anges Randolph and other heroic woman using multimedia. They create class presentations with their findings. They write a diary about living in a medieval castle after researching what life was like in them.

Sixth graders read the novel Grab Hands and Run by Frances Temple. They explore the effects of war on human rights. Students explore the idea that human rights are protected by the United Nations. They identify the human rights that were...